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E78.7

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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Cannot be coded with E78.7

  • • Niemann-Pick disease type C (E75.242)

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inherited from E78

Rules from parent category E78: Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias

  • • sphingolipidosis (E75.0-E75.3)

Child Codes (4)

E78.70Disorder of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism, unspecifiedE78.71Barth syndromeE78.72Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndromeE78.79Other disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism

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Code Information

CodeE78.7
BillableNo — Header code
ParentE78
CategoryEndocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
Excludes12 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes4

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Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)